hey there fellow crossfitters, i have a dilemma. always had a problem keeping or gaining weight. i know crossfit burns a ton of calories and no matter how much i eat i cant seem to put on any mass. problem that lies within that is i leave soon to go to Ranger School for the Army where i have been told its common to lose up to 20 pounds. any tips for putting on mass very quickly other than eating more? aint got much time ya'll so any tips would be great along the lines of diets, supplements, etc. Thasnks!

hey there fellow crossfitters, i have a dilemma. always had a problem keeping or gaining weight. i know crossfit burns a ton of calories and no matter how much i eat i cant seem to put on any mass. problem that lies within that is i leave soon to go to Ranger School for the Army where i have been told its common to lose up to 20 pounds. any tips for putting on mass very quickly other than eating more? aint got much time ya'll so any tips would be great along the lines of diets, supplements, etc. Thasnks!

I am gonna call nonsense on that one.

Whenever people say they have trouble putting on weight or that they're eating so much, yet losing weight, it's usually because they are vastly overestimating their food intake. Add up all the intake, and you get something like 1800 calories of chicken breast and broccoli, yeah, no surprise you're losing weight.

Why don't you actually count how much you eat, and then eat 4000 or 5000 calories and see if you are still losing weight. Also, Crossfit doesn't burn that many calories, the metcons are usually quite short (about 30 min or so), as are the lifting workouts. I'd be surprised to see more than 1000 calories a day being burned on regular Crossfit, nothing that can't be overcome with milk and steaks.

Whenever people say they have trouble putting on weight or that they're eating so much, yet losing weight, it's usually because they are vastly overestimating their food intake. Add up all the intake, and you get something like 1800 calories of chicken breast and broccoli, yeah, no surprise you're losing weight.

Why don't you actually count how much you eat, and then eat 4000 or 5000 calories and see if you are still losing weight. Also, Crossfit doesn't burn that many calories, the metcons are usually quite short (about 30 min or so), as are the lifting workouts. I'd be surprised to see more than 1000 calories a day being burned on regular Crossfit, nothing that can't be overcome with milk and steaks.

This is true ^.

Putting on weight is actually very simple and can be done without the gallon of milk a day thing.